Sawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Wrote onscience,politics,ethics, andbiologyProposed theTheory ofForms (perfectideals beyondthe physicalworld)Believedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Student ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentSaw thesoul asimmortalBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Famouswork:“TheRepublic”Accused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensWrotedialoguesinstead oftextbooksTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsFoundedTheAcademyin AthensEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveEmphasizedobservationandexperienceUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truth“Knowthyself”Valuedreasonover thesensesStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Believedknowledgeleads togoodnessFoundedtheLyceumschoolSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Wrote onscience,politics,ethics, andbiologyProposed theTheory ofForms (perfectideals beyondthe physicalworld)Believedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Student ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentSaw thesoul asimmortalBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Famouswork:“TheRepublic”Accused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensWrotedialoguesinstead oftextbooksTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsFoundedTheAcademyin AthensEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveEmphasizedobservationandexperienceUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truth“Knowthyself”Valuedreasonover thesensesStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Believedknowledgeleads togoodnessFoundedtheLyceumschool

GREEK PHILOSOPHERS - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. O-Saw happiness (eudaimonia) as the highest human goal
  2. I-Believed wisdom starts with admitting ignorance (“I know that I know nothing”)
  3. N-Wrote on science, politics, ethics, and biology
  4. N-Proposed the Theory of Forms (perfect ideals beyond the physical world)
  5. G-Believed reality has two worlds – physical and ideal
  6. G-Valued the study of nature and classification
  7. O-Developed formal logic (syllogism)
  8. B-Student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle
  9. G-Focused on virtue and moral character rather than wealth or power
  10. O-Executed by drinking hemlock as punishment
  11. N-Saw the soul as immortal
  12. I-Believed everything has a purpose (telos)
  13. B-Famous work: “The Republic”
  14. G-Accused of corrupting the youth of Athens
  15. O-Wrote dialogues instead of textbooks
  16. O-Taught that the unexamined life is not worth living
  17. B-Taught the Golden Mean – virtue is balance
  18. I-Did not write books; ideas known through students
  19. I-Founded The Academy in Athens
  20. N-Emphasized dialogue and critical thinking
  21. I-Introduced the Allegory of the Cave
  22. G-Emphasized observation and experience
  23. N-Used the Socratic Method – asking questions to reveal truth
  24. B-“Know thyself”
  25. O-Valued reason over the senses
  26. B-Student of Plato, tutor of Alexander the Great
  27. G-Supported philosopher-kings as ideal rulers
  28. N-Called humans “rational animals”
  29. B-Believed knowledge leads to goodness
  30. I-Founded the Lyceum school